1979 Virginia Senate election
The 1979 Virginia Senate elections were held on November 6, 1979, alongside the Virginia House of Delegates election. All 40 seats in the Senate of Virginia were up for election.
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Turnout | 51.65%[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Overall results
30 | 10 |
Democratic | Republican |
Parties | Seats | Popular Vote | ||||||
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1975 | 1979 | +/- | Strength | Vote | % | Change | ||
Democratic | 35 | 30 | 75.00% | 625,023 | 63.53% | |||
Republican | 5 | 10 | 25.00% | 346,137 | 35.18% | |||
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 11,988 | 1.22% | |||
- | Write-ins | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 680 | 0.07% | ||
Total | 40 | 40 | 0 | 100.00% | 983,828 | 100.00% | - |
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See also
- United States elections, 1979
- Virginia elections, 1979
- Virginia House of Delegates election, 1979
References
- "Registration/Turnout Statistics". Virginia Department of Elections. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
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